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New centre-left party keeps political options open at inaugural congress The centre-left grouping Movement for Change held its inaugural congress over the weekend, which coincided with an apparent worsening of relations between governing partners SYRIZA and Independent Greeks, all of which has fuelled speculation about future political developments in Greece.
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PM sparks speculation with Theodorakis talks as centre-left gears up for congress In a move that caused a stir within Greece’s centre-left, To Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis met with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday afternoon.
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Tension between coalition and political opponents here to stay Even though Greece’s lenders are turning their attention towards debt relief and the programme exit, two of the most valuable political prizes Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras wants to claim ahead of the next elections, the government still seems to believe it can gain from tension with its political opponents.
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Parties clash over Novartis allegations in sign of things to come Greek Parliament began debating on Wednesday morning the Novartis bribery allegations, with the aim of deciding in a late-night vote whether MPs should launch an inquiry into the clams that as many as 10 politicians accepted under-the-table payments from the Swiss pharmaceutical giant.
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Political talks on name issue deepen divisions but PM eyes consensus Meetings between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and opposition leaders on Saturday over the Macedonia name talks did not yield any immediate signs of consensus between Greek politicians and worsened the divisions between SYRIZA and New Democracy.
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Centre-left agrees on new name, starts building party structure The name of the new centre-left grouping in Greek politics has been decided, now officials are due to start work on building up the structure of the party, which hopes to become a third force after SYRIZA and New Democracy.
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ND puts pressure on Kammenos, a potential weak link in coalition Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras asked on Wednesday for a parliamentary debate regarding allegations about Defence Minister Panos Kammenos and efforts to secure a deal to sell ammunition to Saudi Arabia through a middleman to be postponed.
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Broad support in Parliament for handouts amid mixed signals from polls Greek MPs voted overwhelmingly in favour of redistributing 1.4 billion euros from this year’s excess primary surplus on Monday night even though voters do not seem convinced that the government’s handout is the best use of the spare cash.
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Gennimata handed task of transforming PASOK into broader centre-left alliance PASOK president Fofi Gennimata enjoyed a comfortable victory in Sunday’s run-off vote for the centre-left leadership and now faces the task of uniting social democratic forces to mount a credible political challenge to SYRIZA and New Democracy.
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Gennimata aims to secure centre-left leadership in run-off vote The run-off vote for the centre-left leadership is due to take place on Sunday, with PASOK president Fofi Gennimata the favourite to beat her younger rival, MEP Nikos Androulakis, and take up the challenge of uniting Greece’s social democrats.